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The '''1985 Besmenian federal election''' in [[Besmenia]] took take place on September 1, 1985. It was the election of the 18th [[Federal Chamber (Besmenia)|Federal Chamber]]. The [[Free Besmenian Citizen's Party]] led by [[Martin Beiter]] remained the largest faction in parliament, with Beiter remaining [[Prime Minister of Besmenia|Prime Minister]] in a FBBP-SDU coalition.
The '''1985 Besmenian federal election''' in [[Besmenia]] took take place on September 1, 1985. It was the election of the 18th [[Federal Chamber (Besmenia)|Federal Chamber]]. The [[Free Besmenian Citizen's Party]] led by [[Martin Beiter]] remained the largest faction in parliament, with Beiter remaining [[Premier of Besmenia|Premier]] in a FBBP-SDU coalition.
==Background==
==Background==
In the [[1981 Besmenian federal election|1981 federal election]], the [[Free Besmenian Citizen's Party]] (FBBP) became the strongest force with 31.2% of the vote, followed by the [[Besmenian People's Party]] (BVP) with 28.4% and the [[Social Democratic Union (Besmenia)|Social Democratic Union]] (SDU) with 16.1%. While the FBBP was able to gain votes, the BVP and SDU lost a significant number of votes. The [[Besmenian Republican Party]] (BRP) gained slightly in votes, reaching 10.0%. The [[Green Party of Besmenia]] gained slightly in votes and reached 6.0%. The [[Besmenian Libertarian Party]] (BELP), with 3.1%, was unable to return to the Federal Chamber, of which it was a member from 1968 to 1976. All other parties that competed played no role with a total of 2.9% of the votes received.
In the [[1981 Besmenian federal election|1981 federal election]], the [[Free Besmenian Citizen's Party]] (FBBP) became the strongest force with 31.2% of the vote, followed by the [[Besmenian People's Party]] (BVP) with 28.4% and the [[Social Democratic Union (Besmenia)|Social Democratic Union]] (SDU) with 16.1%. While the FBBP was able to gain votes, the BVP and SDU lost a significant number of votes. The [[Besmenian Republican Party]] (BRP) gained slightly in votes, reaching 10.0%. The [[Green Party of Besmenia]] gained slightly in votes and reached 6.0%. The [[Besmenian Libertarian Party]] (BELP), with 3.1%, was unable to return to the Federal Chamber, of which it was a member from 1968 to 1976. All other parties that competed played no role with a total of 2.9% of the votes received.

Revision as of 17:50, 28 November 2024

1985 Besmenian federal election
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← 1981 1 September 1985 1989 →

427 seats
214 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
  Martin Beiter.jpg Doris Klammer3.png HenningScherf.jpg
Candidate Martin Beiter Doris Klammer-Brunt Michael Möhring
Party FBBP SDU BVP
Percentage 39,6% 21,5% 20,5%
Swing Increase 6,1pp Increase 5,4pp Decrease 7,9pp

  Fourth party Fifth party
  Bundesarchiv B 145 Bild-F055060-0007A, Köln, SPD-Parteitag, Börner retouched.jpg Bundesarchiv B 145 Bild-F076341-0019, Heinz Riesenhuber.jpg
Candidate Helmut Schwarzberg Vincent Werker
Party BRP GPB
Percentage 8,3% 6,4%
Swing Decrease 1,7% Increase 0,4pp

File:Besmenia 1985 election map.png

Premier before election

Martin Beiter
FBBP

Elected Premier

Martin Beiter
FBBP

The 1985 Besmenian federal election in Besmenia took take place on September 1, 1985. It was the election of the 18th Federal Chamber. The Free Besmenian Citizen's Party led by Martin Beiter remained the largest faction in parliament, with Beiter remaining Premier in a FBBP-SDU coalition.

Background

In the 1981 federal election, the Free Besmenian Citizen's Party (FBBP) became the strongest force with 31.2% of the vote, followed by the Besmenian People's Party (BVP) with 28.4% and the Social Democratic Union (SDU) with 16.1%. While the FBBP was able to gain votes, the BVP and SDU lost a significant number of votes. The Besmenian Republican Party (BRP) gained slightly in votes, reaching 10.0%. The Green Party of Besmenia gained slightly in votes and reached 6.0%. The Besmenian Libertarian Party (BELP), with 3.1%, was unable to return to the Federal Chamber, of which it was a member from 1968 to 1976. All other parties that competed played no role with a total of 2.9% of the votes received.

Electoral system

427 members are elected to the Besmenian Federal Chamber for four years. The federal territory is divided into 158 regional constituencies. There is a preliminary investigation at every level.

Contesting parties

Name Ideology Candidate 1981 result
Votes (%) Seats in the Federal Chamber
FBBP Free Besmenian Citizen's Party
Freie Besmenische Bürgerpartei
Liberalism
Social liberalism
Martin Beiter 33,5%
153 / 427
BVP Besmenian People's Party
Besmenische Volkspartei
Conservatism
National conservatism
Michael Möhring 28,4%
129 / 427
SDU Social Democratic Union
Sozialdemokratische Union
Social democracy
Progressivism
Doris Klammer-Brunt 16,1%
73 / 427
BRP Besmenian Republican Party
Besmenische Republikanische Partei
Besmenian nationalism
Right-wing populism
Helmut Schwarzberg 10,0%
45 / 427
GPB Green Party of Besmenia
Grüne Partei Besmeniens
Green conservatism
Eco-capitalism
Vincent Werker 6,0%
27 / 427

Prime Minister candidate of the parties

FBBP

Prime Minister Martin Beiter once again stood as a candidate for the FBBP.

BVP

SDU

The SDU candidate was Doris Klammer-Brunt. Since 1984 she has been SDU federal chairwoman as well as vice prime minister and finance minister in the Beiter II cabinet.

BRP

GPB

Campaign

TV debates

Results

Seat ratio in the 18th Federal Chamber
271
156
Total 427 seats
95
176
28
91
37
Total 427 seats
  • SDU: 95
  • FBBP: 176
  • GPB: 28
  • BVP: 91
  • BRP: 37
Popular vote
FBBP
39.6%
SDU
21.5%
BVP
20.5%
BRP
8.3%
GPB
6.4%
Other parties
3.3%